After two narrow losses, Drake Men’s Basketball picked up its first victory of the season over in-state opponents the Simpson College Storm by a score of 76-61 in the Knapp Center.
Simpson, a division-III school, had been showing opposite form entering the game. The Storm started their season with a pair of wins by a combined margin of 34 points.
Throughout the first period, the two teams appeared evenly matched.
The Storm utilized a tightly packed zone on defense, which led to Drake attempting 10 threes in the first half, only one of which was made.